February 2015
Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal has started a rail shuttle services between Duisburg, Germany and Malmö, southern Sweden. It offers a 17-hour transit time and six weekly departures northbound and southbound, with on-connections to the rest of Europe by barge, rail, shortsea or road. The shuttle is open to all types of intermodal units such as 45ft containers, 13.6m trailers, reefers, tank and bulk containers. The plan is to increase the ...
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UK and international rail operator Freightliner has been sold to Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), a US-based railroad company.
G&W has entered into an agreement to acquire Freightliner Group from Arcapita, Freightliner's majority shareholders since 2008.
The new owners said there would be no impact on the day to day operations of the ...
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The European Parliament's Committee on Transport endorsed revised regulations on truck weights and dimension on 24 February, in a compromise worked out with the Council.Maximum weight for trucks using alternative fuels such as hybrid or electric engines would be raied by a tonne and longer overall lengths would be allowed ...
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Finnair Cargo has joined IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus programme, which allows members to interline on each other’s aircraft on a commercially booked basis. It gives customers better connections, confirmed bookings and a higher on-load priority.
IAG Cargo CEO, Steve Gunning, commented: “Our Partner Plus programme is much more than a standard ...
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Ellesmere Port-based Quality Freight has made its first donation to the St Vincent de Paul Society on the town’s Westminster Industrial Park. It has donated £2,500 to the charity to support the work it does providing essential household items at affordable prices or no cost to disadvantaged members of the ...
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Newhaven Port Authority (NPP) has applied for planning permission to create a new berth and associated development area by expanding its existing East Quay area. In its application, NPP says it is “desperately short of quayside.” A significant length of the East Quay cannot be used as it has to ...
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Fulfilment specialist SEKO Logistics has opened a branch in Felixstowe to support its global freight forwarding and logistics operations. SEKO’s now has eight locations in the UK, including a new London Heathrow base opened in 2014.
The new office is run by directors, David Hill and Jamie Harrold, who have both ...
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SLi will be launching its Heathrow operation next month which will expand its air cargo and express distribution services, making the firm one of the largest members in the market-leading network, Palletways. The new depot means that SLi will be able to offer a comprehensive range of supply chain and ...
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UK rail company Freightliner Group is part of a British consortium that has won a contract from the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) to provide management and technical support for freight, infrastructure and passenger operations on the new the North South Railway (NSR). Freightliner will provide technical assistance, interim management and ...
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East Midlands Airport had its best year for cargo in its 49-year history in 2014, with 308,935 tonnes of flown cargo was handled, up 3.6% on 2013. It also beat the previous all-time best calendar year by nearly 2,000 tonnes, in 2010. The airport is the main UK hub for ...
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